Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health / Edition 4

Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health / Edition 4

ISBN-10:
1284128350
ISBN-13:
9781284128352
Pub. Date:
09/12/2018
Publisher:
Jones & Bartlett Learning
ISBN-10:
1284128350
ISBN-13:
9781284128352
Pub. Date:
09/12/2018
Publisher:
Jones & Bartlett Learning
Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health / Edition 4

Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health / Edition 4

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Overview

Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health, Fourth Edition combines theory and practice in presenting traditional and new epidemiologic concepts. Broad in scope, the text opens with five chapters covering the basic epidemiologic concepts and data sources. A major emphasis is placed on study design, with separate chapters devoted to each of the three main analytic designs: experimental, cohort, and case-control studies. Full chapters on bias, confounding, and random error, including the role of statistics in epidemiology, ensure that students are well-equipped with the necessary information to interpret the results of epidemiologic studies. Up-to-date examples from the epidemiologic literature on diseases of public health importance are provided throughout the book. Key Features: • New examples and the latest public health statistics throughout • Coverage of the Ebola outbreak including an in-depth investigation of what happened • New examples that illustrate epidemiological principles including a greater emphasis on social factors that influence health, such as racism • Straightforward descriptions of the latest epidemiologic methods including mediation analysis, agent-based modelling, and the use of directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) to assess confounding. • An expanded glossary and key terms highlighted throughout the text

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781284128352
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication date: 09/12/2018
Pages: 528
Product dimensions: 7.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Professor, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts


Professor, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts

Table of Contents

Preface     ix
The Approach and Evolution of Epidemiology     1
Measures of Disease Frequency     33
Comparing Disease Frequencies     59
Sources of Public Health Data     77
Descriptive Epidemiology     99
Overview of Epidemiologic Study Designs     139
Experimental Studies     169
Cohort Studies     201
Case-Control Studies     229
Bias     261
Confounding     287
Random Error     307
Effect Measure Modification     343
Critical Review of Epidemiologic Studies     357
The Epidemiologic Approach to Causation     383
Screening in Public Health Practice     411
Ethics in Research Involving Human Participants     441
Answers to Chapter Questions     459
Index     479
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